The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-04
Vernon 8. s. Associa tieu.

Vernon 8. s. Association.
Vernon Township S. S. association
met in the M E. church, Vernon
Jan. 20. 1887, 10 o'clock a. m. The
president and vice president being
absent, the meeting was called 10
order by Rev. c. Owen. The deyo.
lional excises were conducted bv
Rev. Il. P. Barnum.
Remarks were made by Rev. u.
w. Hammond on the township work.
He thought it more arduous than
most people imagined. anu that those
who were SO ready to find fault and
tell what should be done were like
an old bachelor telling how to train
children.
Rev. T. p. Barnum said this was
the first year he had ever lived where
such an organized body existed, either
in town or county, but he thought it.
a grand work.
Rev. {. Owen thought aggressive
S. S. work could be accomplished
without such an organization, but
more with it if all were united in the
work.
Rev. NJ. p. Jones thought if We
could have true union so we could
forget all about the different demon.
nations we could accomplish more
good. We heartily endorse his re.
marks and hope in future everything
will be left out Of our programs spec
lfying exercises from different de-
nominations.
committees were appointed as fol-
lows: On nomination Of officers
Mrs. N. ]. Strong, Mrs c. Owen and
Mrs. M. p. Jones; reporting-D. w.
Hammond, Miss Annie Verney, Mrs.
]. G. Curtis.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
J. {. Curtis was chosen president
pro tenn. Devotional exercises werr
led by Rev. G. Owen, assisted bv Rev
I. Benson, OF Corunna. A recitation
was given by Lilah Wrigley; the Sc
lection was excellent and we'll rend.
cred. +. Patched, read paper on The
relations of teacher to pupil, and
other ). S. work. Rev. Wilson. OF
Owosso, gave talk in which he tired
to solve The vexed question, chow 10
keep adults in the S. S." bet con
ciuded 1t was easier to tell hoao. than
to accomplish the work.
The question box was taken charge
of by P. Patched. liked the tone
OF the questi:ns; nearly all were.
"How can i teach, so to lead my
pupils to Christi" This is the true
5. S. teachers aim. One question
was, "What relation should the S. S.
sustain to the prohibitory amend
ment!" 1t was ably answered by c.
Whelan, after which Rev. Geo. III.
wilson presented resolutions, that
we, as body, would individually. dc
all we could to sustain that amend
ment, next April. The resolutions
were passed by unanimous vote.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were: President, J. c. Curtis:
vice president, Mrs. H. w. Randolph:
secretary, w. Mcknight, treasurer.
ID. w. Hammond; ] c. Curtis de.
clining, p. Patched was chosen in his
place.
Recitations by Laura Prayer and
Lou Satterlee. Both were pieces os
merit, and were we'll rendered.
EVENING SESSION.
Devotional exercises, conducted
~ M. P. Jones; recitation, by Agpie
sutton; select reading, by Frank Goss.
olo, by Fred Perkins, and a recita-
ion by Mabel Gee. M. H. Reynolds
cad paper, showing that teaching \
vas not telling what you know, but
hiding out how much your scholars
now. Also paper by Rev. E.
)wen, on christian examples. Itwas
oted to send five dollars to the
tate S. S. association, as our part Of
he fifty dollars to be raised by the
ounty. The constitution, as recon.
'ended by the county S. S. conven--
on, was adopted.
All of the schools we're reported 10
e in healthy condition. One
'hool reported fifteen conversions
nring the year. God grant that the
'ou WORK may go on. Con-.